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Welcome To DMC.com
We are Northern Ireland's premier Short Oval Motor Racing promotion, bringing you the very best in Stock Car, Hot Rod and Banger racing since 2003. We promote top flight race meetings at both Tullyroan Oval near Dungannon and Aghadowey Oval near Coleraine. From the high speed, high octane National Hot Rods, to the thrill a minute wreck 'em racing of the National Bangers, DMC Race Promotions have something for everyone, from the serious motorsport enthusiast to the family looking for a day out with a difference.
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Coming Fixtures |
Aghadowey Oval
28/12/2024 @ 1.30pm
FESTIVE CARAVAN CARNAGE!
Caravan Destruction Derby!
National Hot Rods 2025 World Series NI Round 7
Ninja Karts 2024 Stars of Tomorrow Challenge
Superstox
Thunder Rods
Junior Productions
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Tullyroan Oval
4/1/2025 @ 2pm
NEW YEAR BONANZA
Big Van Bangers Van-dalism
Rookie Bangers New Year Challenge
2.0 Hot Rods
Lightning Rods
Stock Rods
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Tullyroan Oval
23/2/2025 @ 2pm
FEBRUARY BANGER BLITZ
Unlimited National Bangers 2025 Tullyroan Masters
1600 Rookie Bangers 2025 Tullyroan Masters
2.0 Hot Rods
Ninja Karts
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  Ballymena driver James Goldie drove a fantastic race at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday evening to claim his third Irish Championship title in the Thunder Rods formula. Dungannon’s Derek Martin claimed victory in the National Hot Rods final for the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup, whilst Cullybackey’s Curtis Greer was crowned King of Aghadowey in the 1300 Stock Cars. The other feature race winners were Randalstown’s Sam McNeice (Stock Rods) and Portadown’s Jack Morrison in the Junior Productions.
Lined up in points order from throughout the season, David Reynolds and James Goldie shared the front row for the Thunder Rods Irish Championship. Goldie just got the jump when the green flag came out to lead them away, as it all kicked off behind with two pre-race favourites in Reynolds and Daniel Rodgers finding themselves on the sidelines with barely a lap done. Goldie controlled the race from the front, and even with Jason Darragh filling his mirrors late on, James sped home to successfully defend his Irish title. Darragh was a gallant runner up, with Neil Capper next home after a number of penalties were handed down for technical issues at post race scrutineering.
The reverse grid Irish Revenge race saw a popular win for Graham Young, and afterwards Reynolds was also presented with his NI Points Championship Trophy. This also earned him the William Bradley Perpetual Cup and a cash bonus from championship sponsor William, a big race fan who has missed just two race meetings at Aghadowey since it opened in 1971.
The opening National Hot Rods heat was a superb race, with Jordan McCann just holding off an onslaught from Allen Cherry and Dean McCrory to take the win. McCann was again the winner of heat two, this time ahead of former World Champion Derek Martin and McCrory.
The final, Round six of World Series NI and the Richard Turtle Memorial Cup, saw Martin quickly demote McCann to hit the front but he soon had a posse chasing him down. McCrory and Adam Maxwell gave it their all to get past, but Derek held resolute to take the flag and the silverware. McCrory, Jeff Riordan, Cherry and Shane Murray filled out the places.
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Although down in numbers, the 1300 Stock Cars were as hard hitting as ever. Returnee Bradley Woods took the opening heat win ahead of Curtis Greer and Graham Meek, before usual Stock Rod pilot Joe Largey raced through to win heat two ahead of Woods and Jon McQuillan.
The King of Aghadowey final paired Woods and Greer at the front of the grid, and the opening laps saw some excellent stock car action as they, along with Largey, traded blows and places lap after lap. Greer eventually got the break to take the win over Woods and Largey.
The Stocks Rods provided close and competitive racing all evening, with Sam Wilson just holding off Sam McNeice and Callum Magill to win the first heat. Magill then improved in heat two, taking a clear victory over Darragh O’Shea and McNeice.
Samuel Murphy set the pace early in the final, before McNeice made his move just before half distance. Sam powered clear to take the chequered flag ahead of Murphy and Mark Foster.
There was a great battle at the head of the field in the opening Junior Productions heat, with Jamie Hadden just getting the verdict ahead of Andrew Hawe. Heat two saw a great drive from the star grade for Callum Doak, as he raced past Hawe and Charlie Johnston to win ahead of Leyton Hughes and Harry Minish.
The final was another super race, with a three way battle for the lead late on between Hawe, Ryan Jackson and Jack Morrison. Jackson looked to have the run on Hawe for the lead, only for the two to clash which opened the door for Morrison to race through for a very popular victory indeed. Jackson held on for second ahead of Alfie Litter in third.
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Added: 04/11/24
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 A fantastic last meeting of the season at a packed Tullyroan Oval served up some great entertainment. There were three Irish Championship titles on the line, which fell the way of Bleary’s Drew McKeown (2.0 Hot Rods), England’s Kieran Bowman (Unlimited National Bangers) and Waringstown’s Ross Houston (Lightning Rods). In the other formulas on show, James McCann from Loughgall picked up both the meeting final and the Spedeworth TV/NIOvalTV Series spoils in the Superstox, whilst Enniskillen’s Stevie McNiece emerged victorious in the Stock Rods.
2.0 Hot Rods
Jordan Rochford and Drew McKeown headed a star studded field of 2.0 Hot Rods for their Irish Championship in wet conditions. McKeown got the drive from the wide outside line at the start to quickly move ahead. As Drew extended his lead, a great scrap for second developed between defending Champion Conor Hughes and Wayne Woolsey. The race was all about McKeown though, as he revelled in the difficult conditions to take a commanding Irish title victory ahead of Woolsey, with Rochford inheriting third after Hughes was docked two places for contact.
The reversed grid Irish Revenge race saw Aaron Stewart impress on his way to victory ahead of McKeown and Rochford.
Unlimited National Bangers
A welcome resurgence in the local National Bangers scene saw 26 cars come to grid for the Irish Championship. The action came thick and fast, as Dave Haugh hit the front with Kieran Bowman and Gordy McKee giving chase. Defending champion Stevo McGrath tried to remove Haugh on a number of occasions and then held him up long enough to allow Bowman through to snatch the Irish title win. Kieran added the Irish spoils to his Shamwreck crown from earlier in the season, with Haugh and McKee completing the podium. The race will long be remembered for a huge shot by Marty McKiernan on Tony Gillespie’s Limo on the Tullyroan Bend.
McKiernan was again well involved in the action in the first Allcomers race, with McKee taking the win over Haugh in this one.
The second Allcomers race was another cracker, with McKee ahead until he was spun aside by Bowman on the final bend, with Kieran taking the win over Haugh and the recovered McKee. The Stephen Bannon Memorial Destruction Derby saw a great event boil down to just Haugh and McKiernan left, with Haugh the last man moving to take the coveted trophy. McKiernan deservedly took the Entertainer of the Day award.
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Ross Houston and James McKinney battled hard at the start of the Lightning Rods Irish Championship, before Houston edged clear and Stuart Agnew stepped forward to challenge McKinney. Houston was well clear by now and took a fine Irish Championship win ahead of Agnew, McKinney and Conor Doherty.
The Irish Revenge race saw Agnew just hold on for the win ahead of the flying Nigel Jackson, with Houston and McKinney next home.
Superstox
Steven Haugh led much of the opening Superstox heat before being nudged wide on the last bend by Jordan Robinson, as Jordan powered through to take the win in a repeat of the epic finish to the recent Irish Championship. From then on the night belonged to Jamie McCann, as he got the better of a great heat two battle with Robinson and Haugh to take a great win.
The meeting final saw Haugh lead once again, only for McCann this time to pounce late on to snatch a last gasp victory, with Haugh, Robinson and Dean Catherwood filling out the places. The short, sharp Spedeworth TVNIOvalTV Series ShootOut Final then saw Haugh and McCann battle once again, with Jamie taking the win over Haugh and Catherwood, with all three receiving vouchers courtesy of the series sponsors.
Stock Rods
Rounding off the programme were the Stock Rods, where Samuel Murphy took a deserved win in the opening heat over Callum Magill and Siobhan Martin, before Joe Largey enjoyed the tricky conditions to take heat two ahead of Magill and Sam McNeice.
The final was another tremendous race, with Murphy leading early on until reeled in and overhauled by the rapid Stevie McNiece. As Stevie took the win and the trophy, the impressive Victor McAfee, Sam McNeice and Martin chased him home.
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Added: 28/10/24
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 Two Irish Championship showdowns topped the programme at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday night, October 12th, with two local World Champions coming through to lift the Irish title honours. Portadown’s Jordan Robinson took the Superstox title in an absolutely stunning finish, whilst Ahoghill’s Lewis Hazlett was crowned Irish Champion in the Ninja Karts.
The Hoosier Challenge Series Grand Final for 2.0 Hot Rods fell to Bleary’s Drew McKeown who went through the night’s card unbeaten, whilst Drogheda’s Fionn Donnelly won an exciting 1300 Stock Cars Ulster Championship. World Cup holder Stuart Agnew was victorious in the Lightning Rods final, whilst there was a maiden victory for Castlerock’s Alex Mailey in the Thunder Rods.
Steven Haugh and Lee Davison shared the front row for the Superstox Irish Championship, and at the second time of asking it was Davison who powered ahead from Jamie McCann early on. Just as it looked like it was all sewn up for Davison, he clashed with the backmarking Neil Hyndman, sending the leader spinning down the order!
Haugh sensationally now hit the front, but World Champ Jordan Robinson was now chasing him down having dropped to almost last off the line with some kind of issue. Jordan edged closer, until he was within striking distance of Haugh on the last lap. With a backmarker in the mix, both cars half spun and headed to the wall on the final bend as Robinson launched his attack. The crowd held their breath as the two recovered, with Robinson winning the drag race to the line by inches in a sensational finish! Haugh was a very worthy runner up ahead of McCann and the recovering Davison.
First white or yellow grade finisher Davy Clarke received a cash prize from Pit Marshal Ian McClelland, before McCann then went on to win the Irish Revenge race ahead of Hyndman and Haugh.
Ollie Williamson got the drop at the start of the Ninja Karts Irish Championship, a race which was staged in torrential rain. Ollie led Jack Murphy, but World Champion Lewis Hazlett was quickly into his stride and he powered past them to take up the running and claim another major title to add to the World, National and NI Points Championships that he has already won this season. Murphy drove a great race for second, ahead of a fine run from Austin Grattan in third. Tommy Johnston and Keegan Turtle were next home.
Cahan Bradley and Grattan had spells out front in the reversed grid Irish Revenge race, but once again Hazlett came through with a late surge to win ahead of Grattan and Murphy.
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A smaller than usual field of 2.0 Hot Rods were on hand, with Drew McKeown making the most of the poor conditions to run down Ally Neill and go on to win the opening heat ahead of Wayne Woolsey. Drew repeated the feat in the second heat, winning with ease again ahead of Aaron Stewart.
The Grand Final of the Hoosier Challenge Series then saw the cars gridded on aggregate points order from the series. McKeown really had his car dialled in perfectly to the slippery conditions, winning from pole position at a breeze ahead of Jordan Rochford and Woolsey. The top three all received race tyres and trophies courtesy of series sponsors Hoosier Tyres UK.
There was a clear win for National Champion Robbie Wright in the opening heat of the 1300 Stock Cars, as he took the flag ahead of Curtis Greer and Josh McKinstry. The second heat was action packed too as Greer and Wright had a major falling out, with Gareth Halliday taking the win on the road but copping a penalty for a jump start. That gifted the win to Fionn Donnelly ahead of McKinstry.
The Ulster Championship final started in explosive fashion, with Wright putting Greer away in no uncertain terms on the Brown Trout Bend. Up front Donnelly was revelling in the conditions, taking the Ulster title win ahead of Halliday and McKinstry.
The opening Thunder Rods heat fell to Joshua McMullan after a fine drive ahead of Robert Nicholl and Nolan Wilson. Wilson then led heat two before James Steele powered ahead to take the victory over newcomer Keatyn Hogg and a flying Daniel Rodgers.
The final was all about Alex Mailey, the novice grader quickly disappearing into the distance to take an impressive win over Liam Wilson and Rodgers. Despite the best efforts of Rodgers and James Goldie, Ballymena racer David Reynolds was able to hang on to win the season long NI Points Championship.
Strabane’s James McKinney drove a storming race on the outside line to win the opening Lightning Rods heat from World Cup holder Stuart Agnew and Ross Houston. McKinney then repeated the dose in heat two, taking another great win once again ahead of Agnew and Houston.
Agnew got the early break in the feature race, and that was enough for him to take the silverware home to Magheralin. Houston, McKinney and Mark Corry filled out the places.
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Added: 14/10/24
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 Championship nights at Tullyroan Oval always produce some sensational racing, and last Saturday (October 5th) was no exception. Nutts Corner driver Mark Crawford claimed the Stock Rods Irish Championship title whilst the Junior Productions Irish title went the way of Antrim’s Leyton Hughes. Cork’s Ian Riordan claimed the spoils in National Hot Rods World Series NI Round 5, whilst Ballymena’s Shane Murray took their Ulster Championship.
The Ninja Karts Champion of Champions fell to Hampshire’s European Champion Charlie Weston, whilst Birches ace Lee Davison completed a heat and final double in the Superstox.
The Stock Rods Irish Championship was lined up in points scoring order from across the season, and pole sitter Dan Shannon took up the running ahead of Jonny Cardwell and Mark Crawford. Shannon threatened to edge clear but just couldn’t break free from his rivals. The top two then clashed into turn one, a mistake from the leader then seeing him bundled wide and out of contention.
Following a lengthy Stewards Enquiry, on the road winner Cardwell was demoted to third for his part in Shannon’s demise, which elevated a delighted Crawford to become Irish Champion. Stevie McNeice was a gallant runner up ahead of Cardwell in third.
The Irish Revenge reverse grid race saw a clear win for Siobhan Martin ahead of Mark Foster and Samuel Murphy.
There were National Hot Rods World Series NI debuts for Allen Cherry and James Ginty, as Derek McMillan celebrated his recent return to action with a great win over Ian Riordan in heat one. Riordan then stepped up to the mark, taking heat two ahead of his brother Jeff Riordan for a family one-two. Ian then stamped his authority all over the final too, winning ahead of McMillan and Nigel McCauley.
The night finished with the 2024 Ulster Championship, lined up on lap times from the meeting. Front row starters Jeff Riordan and Shane Murray jousted throughout the event, which included a competition caution and a two-wide restart at five laps to go. Murray got the nod to win ahead of J Riordan and I Riordan.
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The Junior Productions contested their biggest event of the domestic calendar, the Irish Championship. Leyton Hughes and Callum Doak shared the front row ahead of defending champion Matthew Weir and Andrew Russell. Hughes made the perfect start and began to edge clear but Doak kept him honest all the way through the race. Callum could never get just close enough to mount a challenge, and after driving the perfect race Leyton raced home to the double chequered flags and the Irish Championship title. Doak, Weir, Ryan Berry and Dylan Fegan completed the top finishers.
The reverse grid Irish Revenge race saw British Champion Casey Cherry first home but he was docked for contact, handing the win to recent form man Alfie Litter ahead of Doak and Cherry.
The opening race for the Ninja Karts was the Hollytree Rare Breeds Farm Individual Achievement Award for those drivers who haven’t won a race in 2024. Tommy Johnston hit the front but was overhauled for the win in the closing stages by a flying Rowdy Grattan. Johnston, Eddie Fowler and Cahan Bradley were next home.
A number of visitors from across the UK then joined in for the 2024 Champion of Champions event, with European Champion Charlie Weston winning the opening qualifier ahead of Mason Carberry and Parker Smith for an all-English top three. Belfast’s Ethan McQuillan restored home honour with a great victory after a fine drive in heat two, ahead of World Champion Lewis Hazlett and Austin Grattan for an all-Ulster top three!
The Hollytree Rare Breeds Farm Champion of Champions final saw Weston quickly hit the front and he drove a commanding race to take a great victory. A storming places battle fell to Austin Grattan ahead of McQuillan and Jack Murphy.
The evening’s contact racing was provided by the Superstox, with Brian Lammey and Ethan Martin contesting the lead of the opening heat before Jamie McCann powered through to win over Lee Davison and Martin. Heat two saw Davison go one better with the win this time, ahead of Jordan Robinson and McCann. The final again saw Martin lead the way until Irish Champion Davison moved ahead to complete his double for the night ahead of Robinson and McCann
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Added: 07/10/24
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 A dramatic evening of stock car racing at Aghadowey Oval on Saturday entertained the local fans, with the prestigious Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy for 2.0 Hot Rods falling to Portadown driver Jordan Rochford. The Irish Championship for Rookie Bangers went to Limavady’s John Goligher after a fantastic dice, whilst Ballymena’s James Goldie came out on top in a controversial Thunder Rods King of Aghadowey event.
Other feature race winners were Randalstown’s Sam McNeice in the Stock Rods and Alfie Litter (Portadown) in the Junior Productions.
The local 2.0 Hot Rod stars arrived for the second staging of the Mervyn Emerson Memorial Trophy, with an enhanced prize fund thanks to ABC Recovery, Countrystyle Burgers, GA Autos and Loanends Commercial Repairs. The opening qualifier saw Mervyn’s brother Stephen kick off his defence of the title in great style, winning over Ally Neill and Andy Best. Former World Champion Jordan Rochford then took the second heat, just holding off Drew McKeown and Conor Hughes.
Rochford assumed the lead from pole in the final, and despite the best efforts of Hughes and McKeown to get on terms, Jordan was delighted to take a popular victory. Hughes, McKeown and Stephen Emerson completed the top four.
The first event of the evening for the Rookie Bangers was the 2024 Irish Championship, lined up in season points order. Defending champ Stephen Boyd led early on, until challenged strongly by Lucas Goligher. Goligher went ahead, only for Boyd to come back at him hard. As the two fought it out, John Goligher nipped past them both to take the title in some style. Lucas Goligher made it a father/ son one-two with Boyd, Ashley Bodenham and Josh Goligher next home.
Two very entertaining Allcomers events followed the championship race, with the first going to Bodenham over John Goligher, before Leonard Dunn took Allcomers 2 ahead of Boyd.
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An excellent grid of Thunder Rods contested the King of Aghadowey, with Irish Champion James Goldie taking the opener ahead of David Reynolds. Heat two saw Josh McMullan take the chequered flag ahead of Matthew Nicholl and Daniel Rodgers.
Defending King of Aghadowey Andrew McLean set the pace in the final, tracked every lap by Rodgers in second. The leader was then baulked by the backmarking Amos McCloy, resulting in contact from behind which spun McLean out. Rodgers took the lead by in the final analysis was disqualified for his part in McLean’s demise, handing the win to the fortunate Goldie ahead of Lee McCloy and Reynolds.
The ultra-competitive Stock Rods saw some excellent race action, with Larne’s Sam Wilson taking the opening heat win over Mark Crawford by the slenderest of margins on the line. Heat two saw Cork’s Darragh O’Shea took a welcome and deserved win over Sam McNeice and Jonny Cardwell.
In the final Aaron Dilly set the early pace, but it was all about McNeice in this one, as Sam swooped ahead and on to a great victory. Dan Shannon, Callum Magill and Crawford completed the places.
Alfie Litter took the opening heat win in the Junior Productions, just holding off his cousin Callum Doak and Leyton Hughes. The second heat saw a runaway victory for Ryan Abernethy Jnr, as he took the flag ahead of Hughes and Doak.
Litter hit the front early in the final, and he held on to complete his double for the night despite the efforts of the fast charging Doak. Jack Morrison, Andrew Russell and Ryan Berry filled out the top five.
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Added: 30/09/24
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